Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Americas or Viet Nam?

Americas, at 57.56 kt against 0.5866 kt in Viet Nam as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Viet Nam?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Viet Nam: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Americas

57.56 kt

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.5866 kt

in 2024

Americas rank

8th

Viet Nam rank

7th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Americas
Viet Nam

How they compare

Americas currently reports 57.56 kt against 0.5866 kt in Viet Nam, a difference of 56.97 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 98.1 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55.5 kt	0.6 kt	54.9 kt	Americas
2000s	56.78 kt	0.6112 kt	56.16 kt	Americas
2010s	56.91 kt	0.6024 kt	56.31 kt	Americas
2020s	57.52 kt	0.5876 kt	56.93 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Americas or Viet Nam?: Americas, at 57.56 kt against 0.5866 kt in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Americas and Viet Nam?: 56.97 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Viet Nam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Viet Nam rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Americas ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.